Alice Munro Reading Order
4 series · 55 books · Born 10 July 1931
Alice Munro was a celebrated Canadian author known for her masterful short stories, which often explore the complexities of human relationships and personal experience. Over her prolific career, spanning from 1952 to 2018, she published 55 works across four series, including standalone novels, short stories, novellas, and anthologies, with her most notable work being the Nobel Prize-winning collection. Munro's innovative narrative style has redefined the genre, earning her a lasting place in contemporary literature.
Anthologies Series
Complete27 books (1952–2018)
Start with Identity And Self Respect, the first of 27 books in the Anthologies series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Identity And Self Respect 1952Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Women and Fiction 1975Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  Among Sisters: Short Stories by Women Writers 1989Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  From Ink Lake 1990Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Faber Book of Contemporary Canadian Short Stories 1990Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Best American Short Stories 1991 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Minerva Book of Short Stories 3 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The Literary Traveller 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 | The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction 1999Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  The Best American Short Stories of the Century 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  The Best American Short Stories 2001 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 | PEN America Issue 4: Fact/Fiction 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  The Scotiabank Giller Prize 15 Years: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Canadian Fiction. 2008Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  Stories to Get You Through the Night 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Fathers: A Literary Anthology 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 | Finding the Words 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  The Best American Short Stories 2012 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 | That Glimpse of Truth 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  Woman: An Anthology 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 |  Every Father's Daughter 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 | Writers: Their Lives and Works 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Complete3 books (1999–2015)
Start with Queenie and read in order.
Short Story Collections Series
Complete24 books (1968–2016)
Start with Dance of the Happy Shades, the first of 24 books in the Short Story Collections series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Dance of the Happy Shades 1968Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You 1974Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Beggar Maid 1977Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Who Do You Think You Are? 1977Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Moons of Jupiter 1983Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Progress of Love 1985Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Friend of My Youth 1990Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  Open Secrets 1994Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Selected Stories 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  The Love of a Good Woman 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage 2001Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  No Love Lost 2003Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  Runaway 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Vintage Munro 2004Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Carried Away 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  View From Castle Rock 2006Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  My Best Stories 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Too Much Happiness 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  New Selected Stories 2011Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  Dear Life 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  Family Furnishings 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 |  Lying Under the Apple Tree 2014Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  A Wilderness Station 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  Julieta 2016Buy 🇺🇸 |
Standalone Novels Series
Complete1 book (1971–1971)
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Lives of Girls and Women 1971Buy 🇺🇸 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Alice Munro written?
- Alice Munro has written 55 books across 4 series. Their published works span from 1952 to 2018.
- What is the first book in each Alice Munro series?
- Here are the first books in Alice Munro's series: Anthologies: Identity And Self Respect; Short Stories/Novellas: Queenie; Short Story Collections: Dance of the Happy Shades.
- What order should I read Alice Munro's books?
- We recommend reading Alice Munro's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Are Alice Munro's series complete?
- Alice Munro has 4 completed series.